PM directs to focus on construction of vertical buildings to provide maximum houses to people

ISLAMABAD, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) that instead of using valuable agricultural land in the allotment of plots to the employees, special focus should be made on the construction of vertical buildings so that more people could be provided with houses.

He also directed to formulate a policy in this regard as soon as possible.

The prime minister was chairing the meeting of the Federal Cabinet here.

The policy of allotment of plots to the CDA employees was presented to the federal cabinet in the light of the decision of the Islamabad High Court.

According to the decision of the Islamabad High Court, the CDA had to determine the difference in the income of the CDA by giving employees at concessional rates.

The Cabinet deferred the decision on the proposed allotment policy.

On the recommendation of the Interior Ministry, the cabinet also approved the open bidding for the procurement of services of a category A audit firm issued by the State Bank of Pakistan for the audit of National Database Registration Authority (NADRA). This decision modified the decision taken by the Federal Cabinet in 2019, according to which only four large and reputed audit firms could be hired for the audit of NADRA.

However in this decision, all the category A firms registered in the SBP have been provided equal opportunities for the audit of NADRA.

The meeting was apprised that in order to make the audit of NADRA, more effective, transparent and in line with the international standard, it was important to provide equal opportunities to all the category A firms registered with the SBP for audit of NADRA.

Meanwhile, the cabinet, on the recommendation of ministry of information technology and telecommunication, approved nomination of the the project of “Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan” as “National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT)”.

The meeting was informed that the project of Cyber Security for Digital Pakistan was part of the national development budget and work on it had already been initiated.

On the recommendation of ministry of Kashmir & Gilgit Baltistan Affairs, the cabinet approved the amendment of Section 5(2) of the Adaptaion Act. According to the amendment, in this section, instead of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council, the words Azad Government of State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be used to transfer the license fee and renewal fee of mobile phone network spectrum from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to Azad Government of State of Jammu and Kashmir.

The cabinet, on the recommendation of ministry of defence production also approved the appointment of Air Commodore Muhammad Atif Hashim as member technical Pakistan Aeronautic Complex Board. The decision of the appointment would be applicable from July 19, 2023

The federal cabinet postponed the approval of the decisions made in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatization Commission on February 7, 2024.

The meeting approved the decisions taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Legislation held on January 31 and February 7, 2024.